West Virginia hotels and motels abound, but which one offers the best accommodations for your particular business trip? If you plan to be there a day or a weekend, the accommodations you need will be different than those needed for a longer stay. If you are entertaining your clients or meeting with them for business, this can also be a factor in where you stay, especially if you are providing the meeting room.

Choose the best facilities to make your business trip a success. You may need wireless Internet, unlimited free local calls, a business center to send faxes or meeting room capabilities. On longer stays, you may prefer a suite to just a room. Look for the following when you make a West Virginia hotel reservation:

1. Search motels in West Virginia for your short stay.

2. Check hotel Prices in WV for suites when you need to stay longer.

3. Choose a hotel West Virginia near local attractions for a work and fun business trip.

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Find West Virginia hotels and motels for short term stays

If you are going to West Virginia for a one day business meeting, you just need a place to park yourself overnight. Then you can catch your flight home in the morning. As long as the room is clean, comfortable and offers basics such as Internet, it should do the job for you.

I recommend: Holiday Inn Express by Intercontinental offers free breakfast, free high-speed Internet access and meeting rooms. Knights Inn offers coffee makers in room, free high-speed wireless Internet access, and complimentary breakfast.

Pick extended stay West Virginia hotels motels for longer stays

When you will be staying for a week or longer, extended stay motels in WV are your best bet for a successful business trip. These hotels offer more than one room suites--full kitchens, business centers, high speed wireless Internet and meeting centers.

I recommend: Comfort Suites by Choice offers free breakfast, free Internet access and free local calls in their all suites hotel. Residence Inn by Marriott offers full kitchens and separate living and sleeping areas. Free breakfast, free Internet service and free parking are some of the many standard amenities.

Book your West Virginia lodging near the resorts for business and pleasure

When your business takes you to West Virginia plan a different type of vacation when you stay in their inns. West Virginia offers snowboarding in Snowshoe Mountain for winter fun. In the fall, watch the splendid change in foliage colors in the Appalachians, or visit towns wedged right into the mountains.

I recommend: Stonewall Resort by Benchmark Hospitality offers lodge rooms or cottages with stunning views of the lake. Golf, enjoy water sports or relax at the Spa after you complete your work. The Resort at Glade Springs offers golf, skiing and white water rafting. Take a tour of a coalmine for something different to do in West Virginia.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Many hotel chains offer their own rewards programs, so think about using the same chain to book your hotel room in West Virginia so you can take advantage of the free rooms and discounts their program offers.